Our Next Genealogy Program Is Coming Up On Tuesday Evening May 10, 2011 At 7:30 PM

I thought I would post this reminder of our next upcoming Genealogy Program at the Schaumburg Township District Library.

There is no pre-registration required in order to attend the program. There is no fee charged to attend. Anyone can attend this program. You do not have to be a library card holder with the Schaumburg Township District Library in order to attend.

Here are the details of our upcoming program for Tuesday evening, May 10, 2011:

The Genealogy program will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7:30 PM in the 2nd floor Classroom. The guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. Paul Valasek. Paul will present a program titled “Why My Austro-Hungarian Ancestors Were Neither Austrian or Hungarian”.

Paul will provide us with research tips on Eastern European research that can help those of us researching this ancestral connection to more effectively find information on these Eastern European ancestors.

Paul Valasek, DDS, is a three time graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, earning his Doctorate in Dentistry in 1984. Born and raised in Chicago, he and his wife Andrea, have always been interested in their ancestries and where their families came from in Europe.

Paul’s first of numerous trips to Europe was in 1974 with his immigrant grandfather Joseph Valasek, a major turning point in his life.

Dr. Valasek has written numerous articles for genealogical publications, as well as being an international lecturer. He recently completed his first book, Haller’s Polish Army in France which makes available long lost and obscure material detailing the formation of this fighting force of over 23,000 Polish Americans in World War I and the subsequent Polish Soviet War of 1919-1921. He also has the most complete database of the army with over 3 million facts accumulated to date.

The doors to the room will open at approximately 7 PM so participants can pick up any handouts, review books and journals and interact with other participants. Tony Kierna, the STDL genealogist, will start the program at 7:30. Introductions of new participants will occur as well as a brief review of handouts and genealogical matters. It is expected that the guest speaker’s presentation will start at around 7:45 – 8 PM. We will end the session by 9:30 PM.